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Palle Huld during his world tour (1928)

Palle Huld (born August 2, 1912 in Hellerup ; † November 26, 2010 in Copenhagen ) was a Danish adventurer, writer and actor , who is considered the model for the comic character "Tim" in the comic series Tintin by Hergé .

biography

In 1928, in a competition for the 100th birthday of Jules Verne in the daily newspaper Politiken, Huld won first prize and thus, like Jules Verne's fictional character Phileas Fogg in Journey around the world in 80 days, a journey around the world by ship, train and automobile. When he returned to Copenhagen after his 44-day trip around the world , the then 16-year-old was welcomed by 20,000 enthusiastic people. This journey, which Huld himself described in his book Jorden rundt i 44 dage med Palle (Around the world in 44 days with Palle), which has been translated into eleven languages , became the basis for the comic figure "Tim" in the comic series Tim published by the Belgian Hergé and Struppi . Then he became a member of the Eventyrernes Klub , an association for globetrotters .

After a subsequent study in Canada from 1928 to 1931 and studied at the Royal Theater School, he began his acting career in 1934 with his debut at the Royal Theater ( Det Kongelige Teater ) in the Shakespeare - play Twelfth Night .

The following year grace in 1935, with Elith Fors 18,000 km around the Mediterranean on a motorcycle brand Nimbus II and thus emphasizing the image of the Nimbus II as a durable and reliable motorcycle.

On his return in 1936 he got a permanent position as an actor in the ensemble of Det Kongelige Teater and worked there for almost fifty years until his retirement .

In addition to his theater career, he also appeared in more than thirty films and television series . He made his film debut in 1939 in Skilsmissens børn by the film director Benjamin Christensen and played mostly supporting roles in the following decades, such as 1976 in Die Olsenbande sucht rot ( Olsen-banden ser rødt ). This was followed by guest roles in the television series Oh, these tenants and matador . He had his last film appearance in 1999 in the film Manden som ikke ville dø by Torben Skjødt .

Palle Huld, who was awarded the Frederik Schyberg and Oluf Poulsen Prizes and the Louis Halberstadts Honor Prize, among others , became an honorary member of the Acting Society ( Skuespillerforeningen ) in 1979 .

In 1992 he published his autobiography under the title Så vidt jeg erindrer .

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SURNAME	Grace, Palle
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Danish adventurer, writer and actor
DATE OF BIRTH	August 2, 1912
PLACE OF BIRTH	Hellerup
DATE OF DEATH	November 26, 2010
Place of death	Copenhagen